July 30, 2015|Comments Off on Marquette Bank Awards Scholarships to 60 Local Graduating Seniors

Marquette Bank continued its 49-year tradition of awarding scholarships to local graduating seniors. In honor of Marquette Bank’s 70th Anniversary, the Marquette Bank Education Foundation Scholarship Program awarded the largest… Read more »

July 30, 2015|Comments Off on Government Awards Pillars Oversight of Area Head Start Programs

While state budgeting decisions threaten the future of subsidized child care, early childhood learning programs funded by the federal government continue to receive dollars. Head Start began in 1965 as… Read more »

July 24, 2015|Comments Off on Literary Paradise Newberry Hosts Annual Book Fair

By: Ashmar Mandou Newberry Library invites Chicago to discover the works thousands of literary geniuses at this year’s Newberry Book Fair taking place through Sunday, July 26th at the Newberry… Read more »

July 24, 2015|Comments Off on Chicago Board of Education Approves Sale of Three Former School Sites

The Chicago Board of Education approved agreements to sell three former school sites for a total of $8.5 million. Following a community engagement process to determine the preferred uses for… Read more »